The Kashmiri Pandits, the original inhabitants
of the Valley of Kashmir, have a rich culture and peaceful traditions that
they have managed to maintain over five thousand years of recorded history.
Kashmir is known amongst the Kashmiri Pandits and other Saraswats (who
fled Kashmir during periods of Islamic persecution) as Shardapeeth or the
Abode of the Goddess of Learning and Fine Arts. During their five thousand
years of history, they have made great contributions to world civilization
in such diverse fields as religion ...>>>

Cultural
Heritage
Cultural heritage of
Kashmir is as multi-dimensional as the variegated backdrop of its physical
exuberance which has nursed and inspired it all along. Its sanctity and
evergreen stature can be conveniently inferred from the chaste shimmering
snow, with its virgin demeanor from top to toe, adorning the towering
peaks of its mountainous periphery.>>>

History
& Politics
The Muslim and Hindu
peoples of Kashmir have lived in relative harmony and friendliness since
the 13th century when Islam first became the majority religion in Kashmir.
Periodically however, there have been rulers and leaders who have had a
narrow view of Islam, and have subjected Hindu minorities to great cruelties
and discrimination. >>>

Religious
Practices
The religious practices
of Hindus of Kashmir (popularly known as Kashmiri Pandits) revolve around
the worship of Shiva and Shakti. All other deities (gods and goddesses)
of the traditional Hindu pantheon are worshipped as various manifestations
of Shiva and Shakti. >>>

Mayhem
in Kashmir
This website will show you a glimpse of
the history, culture, and the current plight of Kashmiri Pandits. You will
understand the goals of the bigoted religious terrorists in Kashmir whose
vision of Azadi (independence) is to use religious dogma to exclude women,
religious minorities, and secular-minded people from every kind of freedom
in social and political life. >>>